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vations will begin on the South-
field facility early next month.
Mark Davidoff, chief financial
officer for the Jewish Federation,
says the delay might push the
Borman residents' moving date
back one month to December;
but this should entail no extra

implement it," she said.
As the days go by, the
Home's elderly are getting ac-
customed to the idea of moving,
as well as to the delay.
"We're accepting the reality
and dealing with it," Ms. Appel
said. "It's an adjustment. Most
people are hopeful, but there are
always a few pessimists." 0

Extra Dollars To JFA
Prolong Independence

RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER

T

he U.S. Office Of Housing
and Urban Development
this month awarded
$621,280 to Jewish Feder-
ation Apartments, enabling the
four, federally constructed resi-
dences to hire additional staff.
The money comes one year af-
ter JFA received $1.5 million in
matching grants from HUD. The
two grants will help elderly JFA
residents maintain their inde-
pendence, said executive director
Marsha Goldsmith. "We'll be pro-
viding more services to the elderly
to allow them to age in place
gracefully."
The most recent grant will go
toward the salaries of two and 112
employees over five years. The
employees, called "resident coor-
dinators," will assist elderly JFA
occupants by helping them access
medical, housekeeping, trans-
portation and other services vital
to self-sufficiency.
JFA — which includes two fa-
cilities in Oak Park and two in
West Bloomfield — provides "con-
gregate living" quarters to more
than 600 low-income seniors. To
stay at JFA, residents must be
able to exist independently. Al-
though the JFA staff coordinates
apartment-wide activities and
meals, law prohibits it from ad-
ministering medication and oth-
er personal care.
When JFA residents become
too weak to care for themselves
or hire out for help, they often en-

ter a skilled nursing home like
the Jewish Home for Aged's Bor-
man Hall or Prentis Manor. This
year, however, Borman Hall is
closing, which makes the HUD
money all the more important,
Ms. Goldsmith says.
Instead of moving from one fa-
cility to another as they get old-
er, the elderly will be able to "age
in place," a new trend in geriatric

"It allows people to
stay here a little bit
longer."

— Marsha Goldsmith

care.
"Nursing homes are becoming
a thing of the past. They're more
for sub-acute care," Ms. Gold-
smith said. "One way the HUD
money affects the community is,
with the closing of Borman Hall,
it allows people to stay here a lit-
tle bit longer."
JFA President Howard Rosen-
berg considers the HUD money
a good start, but he points to con-
tinuing needs among the apart-
ments' elderly.
"The HUD money just touch-
es the surface, and is a very good
beginning," he said. "But we cer-
tainly need to address the ever-
increasing needs of people who
age in place." ❑